Windscreen wipers

[asteven221]

My Fairline's wipers have rusted themselves to bits and seized. The motors are fine, but I have had to hacksaw the actual wipers and the assembly (outside) to get them off. They are two armed jobs with the motor driving one arm, with the other arm on a spindle that's supposed to be free moving but it's seized. A nut holds the arm on the motor which is splined, however the other seized arm seems impossible to get off and even although I have hacksawed the lot of there is still a bit left that I can't budge. Does anyone know a company that makes these assemblies as I think I might have to use brut force and ignorance to get it off. I have surfed the web without much success.

 

[NigelChattin]

Try Vetus, we've replaced all the wiper motors on our Princess 37 and found the Vetus wiper motors are direct replacements. I don't know if they'll be the same on a Fairline but it's worth a try if you've not already looked.

Try: http://www.vetus.nl/indexns.asp?lang=2&productid=26

 

[hlb]

They dont make specials for boats. I get my new window wipers from car shops. Maybe you need truck shop.!!

 

[Medskipper]

Sounds like the wipers I have! I got them from the guy who runs Sparkes Marina Chandlery about 3 years ago in Chichester. I need new ones myself now! he was very helpful, he said he had to source them from a motor dealer!

Barry